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A marked woman
lpulsory and free rounds and will be judged
i distinguished panel of opera aficionados.
; audience participates in the judging, as do
performers. Music will include selections
n La Traviata, La Boheme, Cosi Fan Tutte,
;t Side Story, The Secret Garden and more.
A
queer arts patron recently said about the
Pat Graney Company, “It’s one of the few
troupes that employs dancers who aren’t
anorexic.” The Seattle-based group is on an
international tour with its new show, Tattoo,
which plays Jan. 19 and 20 at Portland State
University’s Lincoln Hall. Graney, considered
one of the country’s best modem choreogra
phers, spent three years creating Tattoo, which
explores the relationship between humans and
nature, including technology’s influence on the
modem world. Her company leads workshops
in schools throughout Washington state and
has developed the groundbreaking Keeping the
Faith Prison Project, which is designed to pro
vide positive experiences for incarcerated
women and girls through movement, drama
and performance. Oh, and Graney is a lesbian
to boot. Tattoo is sponsored by PICA. Tick
The lovers from Never the Sinner
ets— $16 general admission, $13 for PICA
members— are available at Jackpot Records,
Clinton Street Video and the PICA box office.
— Lisa Bradshaw
ive a heart
What would you do
for someone you love?
A
Finding strength
in numbers
Y
outhNet invites queer and questioning
youth, young adults and their allies to a
multischool gay-straight alliance meeting
Jan. 21 at Union Station. See what’s happen
ing at other schools, and find out how to start a
group at your school. Snacks will be provided
during the meeting, which gets going at
5:30 p.m. in Room 208 at the train station,
located at Northwest Sixth Avenue at Irving
Street. For more details, call 503-227-1981.
rtists Repertory Theatre attempts to answer
that question in part when it presents Never
the Sinner, a new play based on the Leopold
and Loeb case, in which famed attorney Clar
ence Darrow saved the two gay lovers from cap
ital punishment. The play runs through Feb. 25
at the Reiersgaard Theatre, 1516 S.W. Alder St.
Call 503-241-1278 for information and tickets.
Calling all opera queens
Y
ou can enjoy a free preview of La Boheme at
noon Jan. 31 at Portland Center for the Per
forming Arts. The 50-minute lecture/recital,
presented by Portland Opera’s Department of
Education and Outreach, features live music
from the upcoming perform
ance as well as important
historical information relat
jay, a 2 5-year-old lesbian
ing to the opera.
singer-songwriter, got her new
And for really serious
year off to a good start when
fans, check out Portland
she learned her CD Arrival was
Opera’s Anti-Superbowl
voted Best Folk Album of 2000 by
Party on Jan. 28. Kickoff is
Girlmedia.com. An Arizona trans
at 3 p.m. at Borders Books
plant, she moved to Portland “to
and Music, 708 S.W. Third
gain some perspective on writing
Ave., and the cost is just
and playing.” To see for yourself,
two cans of food for the
Oregon Food Bank.
check out her lively music 5 p.m.
Jan. 20 at Music Millennium,
Don’t think opera is a
801 N.W. 23rd Ave., or 7 p.m.
blood sport? This event
takes singing to a whole new
Jan. 26 at Touchstone Coffee
extreme. Based loosely on the
House, 7631 N.E. Glisan St. You can
get your own copy of her CD at
Singer of the World competition
of Cardiff, Wales, singers from all
www.cdbaby.com/ajay plus catch a
over the world will participate in
link to her own Web site.
Ajay at work
Guitar-slingin' gal
makes good
A
he Sweethearts of Portland are readying
their annual Sweethearts Ball for Feb. 11 at
Darcelle XV. During the past 12 years they
e raised tens of thousands of dollars for Port-
1 charities. This year, Mr. Sweetheart XII
iny and Miss Sweet-
rt XII Tasha are hop-
to drum up $5,000
4IV/AIDS organizá
is. They are recruiting
e prizes and program
ads, so if you want to par
ticipate, fire off an e-mail
to Misha, Miss Sweet
heart II and VI, who also
is serving as the group’s
treasurer. You’ll find her
at misha38@qwest.net.
Misha
Portland punkers picked
T
he Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation has announced the nominees
for its 12th annual GLAAD Media Awards,
which will he presented in four ceremonies to
he held during the next several months.
Nominated for Outstanding Music Album
is All Hands on the Bad One by Portland’s
own Sleater-Kinney. Their competition con
sists of Janis lan, k.d. lang, Stephen Gately
and Patty Larkin.
GLAAD also announced special recognition
for three programs: CBS’ Survivor, with its very
openly gay big winner, Richard Hatch; NBC’s The
West Wmg, which regularly addresses issues of dis
crimination against the lesbian and gay communi
ty; and Equality Rocks, the concert that stemmed
from last year’s March on Washington, D.C., to
promote equal rights for gays and lesbians.
The GLAAD Media Awards were created
to honor individuals and projects in the media
and entertainment industries for their fair,
accurate and inclusive representations of the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender commu
nity and the issues that affect their lives.
Eating out
E
njoy fabulous dining for a great cause by
making a reservation for the eighth annual
Dinner at My House for Our House. The
scheduled delight for Jan. 27 is dinner and music
at Michael Allen Harrisons house. The feasting,
which starts at 7 p.m., is a bargain at $100 a per
son. This is the last dinner of the series, so make
your reservations at 503-736-9276.
Over and out
and ugly to boot!
esides gloating that Portland is the first city
to rid itself of Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s tele
vised blatherings, word comes that we also
can feel smug knowing the High Priestess of
Taste, Mr. Blackwell, has ranked her seventh
on his annual Worst-Dressed list. “When it
comes down to fashion horror, no one does it
better than Dr. Laura," writes the openly gay
critic about the advice dispenser on Advo-
cate.com. He adds that she’s “a turtlenecked
terror.” Other unfortunates making his list are
Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie, Madonna and
my personal fave, Florida Secretary of State
Katherine Harris. j n
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